Annual Results: L’Oréal Luxe Division outperformed the market, especially in skincare

    L’Oréal Group announced it accelerates growth in the fourth quarter, reinforces its market shares, and preserves its profitability at 18.6%. In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic triggered a crisis of supply due to the widespread closure of points of sale which led to an unprecedented, if temporary, decline of the beauty market. “Throughout the … Read more

How to clean your bed: ‘If you didn’t wash it for a year it would be a kilo heavier from dead skin’

How often should you wash your sheets, pillows, doona and mattress? And when is it time to throw them out? Experts explain how to keep your bed clean

25 of the most unexpected items of 2020

From Dominic Cummings’ staff and milk frothers to Connell’s chain and – of course – face masks: how the stuff that people used, and occasionally bought, in 2020 tells the story of a year like no other